PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Admitted to Bar, State of California, 1989
California State Bar No. 144656
Admitted to Bar, United States District Court
Southern District of California, 1989
Central District of California, 1991
Eastern District of California,
1998
Admitted to Bar, United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 1990
Admitted to Bar, United States Court of Veterans Appeals, 1991
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
- Davis, CA
Juris Doctor - May 1989
Master of Science, Agricultural
Economics - March 1989,
(Field of Concentration: Finance)
University of Southern California - Los Angeles,
CA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration -May 1985,
(Field of Concentration:
Finance & Business Economics)
Certificate, Programming and Data Processing
LEGAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Professor, Professional Responsibility
University of San Diego (2006-present)
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1994-2000)
San Diego County Bar Association, Member
Outstanding Service Award, 1994 Recipient
Legal Ethics Committee, Advisor (Chair 1992-1993; 1995-1996; Vice-Chair 2006-2008)
Public Comment Subcommittee, Member
Multi-Disciplinary Practice (MDP) Committee, Member (Co-Chair 2000)
American Bar Association, Member
Center for Professional Responsibility, Member
Imperial County Bar Association, Member
Blackstonians Honor Society (President, 1985)
Boy Scouts of America
National Eagle Scout Association
(Life Member)
Troop 681, Black Mountain District, San Diego – Imperial Council
Unit Volunteer of the Year; 2005
Troop Committee Chairman (2006-present)
Assistant Scoutmaster (2004-2006)
POST-BAR EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
The Simmons Firm, ALC, San Diego, California
Principal; Attorney at Law: September 1997 to present
Ferrette & Slater, ALC, San Diego,
CA
Attorney at Law: January 1991 - August 1997
Harmsen, Carpenter, Sidell & Olson, San Diego, CA
Attorney at Law: September 1989 - January 1991
[Law Clerk: June
1988 through August 1988]
PUBLISHED CASES
In re
Pikush (Kennedy v. Pikush), 157 B.R. 155 (9th Cir. BAP 1993),
aff'd, 27 F.3d
386 (9th Cir. 1994).
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